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Hany K. M. Dweck (هاني دويك) @dwecklab.bsky.social · 9d

A revised version of our preprint now includes results from D. biarmipes Or67a paralogs, data from a second D. suzukii Or67a4 mutant, and a model describing how Or67a paralogs are expressed in two distinct neuronal types in D. suzukii. Stay
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Hany K. M. Dweck (هاني دويك) @dwecklab.bsky.social · 13d

Good job Qi!

Qi Xue @qi-xue.bsky.social · 13d

Exciting to share our great story on the evolution of Drsophila suzukii preference shifting from rotten fruits to ripe fruits. Thanks to Dr. Hany Dweck!!!

Hany K. M. Dweck (هاني دويك) @dwecklab.bsky.social · 19d

Our first big preprint, led by the great Dr. Qi Xue
@Qi_Xue_94
. We discovered three mechanisms for olfactory adaptation in the fruit pest Drosophila suzukii, two of which are novel .Well Done Qi; you will be a great professor. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Hany K. M. Dweck (هاني دويك) @dwecklab.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you Mohammed!!!

Hany K. M. Dweck (هاني دويك) @dwecklab.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you my friend!

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Hany K. M. Dweck (هاني دويك) @dwecklab.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you Kristyn!

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Hany K. M. Dweck (هاني دويك) @dwecklab.bsky.social · 19d

Our first big preprint, led by the great Dr. Qi Xue
@Qi_Xue_94
. We discovered three mechanisms for olfactory adaptation in the fruit pest Drosophila suzukii, two of which are novel .Well Done Qi; you will be a great professor. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Genomic plasticity drives olfactory adaptation in a pest fly

Preference shifts in insects are often driven by changes in the olfactory system, yet the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. The worldwide pest Drosophila suzukii, which oviposits in ripe rather th...

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Hany K. M. Dweck (هاني دويك) @dwecklab.bsky.social · Aug 19

Raghav is a high school student who has been working in the lab on spotted lanternflies for the past two years.

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Becky Johnson @entomososwin.bsky.social · Jul 30

So glad to finally have this out with co-author @mallerybreban.bsky.social and very thankful for the many amazing people who contributed to this study and provided materials and input! 🦟🦠1/12 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Implications of successive blood feeding on Wolbachia-mediated dengue virus inhibition in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes - Nature Communications

Dengue virus transmission by Ae. aegypti mosquitoes poses a significant public health threat, necessitating innovative control strategies. Here, the authors demonstrate that, while successive blood fe...

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · May 22

NIH Extends the ESI eligibility window drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/n...

NIH Extends the ESI eligibility window

A tiny ray of positive news has sunbeamed through the storm clouds. The NIH has announced (NOT-OD-25-114) that Early Stage Investigators (ESI) who reached the end of their eligibility from the Fall…

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Hany K. M. Dweck (هاني دويك) @dwecklab.bsky.social · May 22

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Piali Sengupta @senguptalab.bsky.social · Apr 18

🎈Our latest 🪅

We know that in addition to exteroceptive mechanisms, interoceptive chemosensation is also critical for regulating physiology/behavior.

We find that an enteric neuron in worms senses ingested salts via a variant ionotropic receptor (IR like the fly IRs) to regulate salt stress. 1/n

bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · Apr 18

An enteric neuron-expressed variant ionotropic receptor detects ingested salts to regulate salt stress resistance https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.11.648259v1

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Caitlin Terry @caitlin-ento.bsky.social · Apr 17

spotted lanternfly peeps, check out this new paper from my labmate Katherine's masters work! super cool application of community science in NYC ~ doi.org/10.3954/JAUE...

Investigation of Plant Associations of the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) Across Developmental Stages using iNaturalist Photographs Sourced from the New York City Metropolitan Area1

Host use pattern of phytophagous insects differs based on insect life stage. Spatial and temporal differences in nutritional requirements, morphology, and plant availability contribute to variations i...

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Arnaud Martin @evolvwing.bsky.social · Apr 5

Preprint! Minos-mediated transgenesis in the pantry moth
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

By @donyaniyaz.bsky.social

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Marcus Stensmyr @marcusstensmyr.bsky.social · Mar 12

Yes, lots of doom and gloom, but stellar science is still produced! From Kronforst lab, sensory underpinnings of mate choice in pretty butterlfies!

PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Mar 12

Neural circuits that link genetic variation to #behavior: This study of mate choice behavior in Heliconius cydno #butterflies shows that alterations to the peripheral nervous system, driven by genetic & gene expression differences, can alter essential behaviors 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/4iHQDRd

Top left: Cartoon showing how the eye is organized into ommatidia containing nine photoreceptors (left), with distinct ommatidial types typically defined by the opsin expression patterns in the R1 and R2 cells (right). R1/R2 axons bypass the lamina (LA) and project directly to the medulla (ME), while R3-8 project only to the lamina where they can also make inter-photoreceptor synaptic connections with R1/R2 axons. Bottom left: Representative anti-UV1 and anti-UV2 antibody stains in three representative white H. c. alithea males showing consistent expression of UV2 and variable expression of UV1 across individuals. Right: These white Heliconius cydno alithea butterflies are mating on a passionflower vine, but the male had a choice between white and yellow-winged females. Image credit: Wei Lu.

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Sara Lipshutz (she/her) @jacanamama.bsky.social · Mar 12

www.mpg.de/lise-meitner...

Lise Meitner Excellence Program

Since 2018, up to ten further Lise Meitner Groups will be advertised to recruit and promote exceptionally qualified female scientists as part of the new Lise Meitner Excellence Program.

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Martin Giurfa @martingiurfa.bsky.social · Mar 11

Interested in Neuroethology? Then, join us at the 1-day Meeting of the French Club of Neuroethology, in the beautiful city of Montpellier, on May 13th. NO FEES REQUIRED. Just register and submit your abstract in: www.zebrain.bio.ens.psl.eu/neuroetholog... .
And enjoy our guest speakers!

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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · Mar 9

As federal funding for research is uncertain, we need to diversify funding sources for our PhD students.

Here is a comprehensive list of >160 PhD fellowships and funding opportunities, mostly from private foundations and scientific societies.

Download it here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

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Hany K. M. Dweck (هاني دويك) @dwecklab.bsky.social · Feb 25

Thank you, Marcus. He and his brother are always in the lab with us since we were in the Max Planck.

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Hany K. M. Dweck (هاني دويك) @dwecklab.bsky.social · Feb 22

The latest from the lab, led by the very talented postdoc Dr Qi Xue. Back to the love (Drosophila) with the real love (Shimaa Ebrahim) and the product of the love (Omar Dweck). bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Functional characterization and evolution of olfactory responses in coeloconic sensilla of the global fruit pest Drosophila suzukii - BMC Biology

Background When a species changes its host preference, it often requires modifications in its sensory systems. Many of these changes remain largely uninvestigated in the global fruit pest Drosophila s...

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · Feb 19

While I hate listening to my own voice 😀, I am glad I can help explain to my neighbors why science funding is important for our economy, for our nation's scientific leadership, for better treatments for disease and for the next generation of scientists 🧪

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Feb 19

Hear biologist @peiferlabunc.bsky.social explain to Mother Jones the widespread impacts of sweeping cuts to the NIH.

“It will end biomedical research in the county. That that’s what it really comes down."